The car is numbers matching and it’s powered by a 170 cubic-inch Thriftpower inline-six linked to a three-speed manual transmission. This engine was only used in 1964 model year examples and made low performance numbers in comparison to later pony cars with 105 horsepower and 156 pound-feet of torque.
Like the first Mustang ever built, this one was meant to be a display piece and wasn’t intended to be sold publicly. Due to a mixup in transportation, the soon-to-be-auctioned Ford ended up at the wrong dealer in the Yukon Territory of Canada and was sold like it was any other Mustang. According to the listing, it's had more than a dozen different owners over the years.
Despite having the worst engine available in a first-gen Mustang, this coupe should fetch a pretty high price for its historical significance. Bob Fria, the car’s owner for the last 20 years, tried to sell it two years ago, but the highest bid of $300,000 didn’t meet the reserve. Could this Mustang’s value cross the half-million dollar mark?
